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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
an irretrievable drug addict who had wasted a once-promising life
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as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
this is just an irretrievable mess, so let's start all over again
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Recent Examples of irretrievable
And there was data that was lost, that was irretrievable.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Once deleted, users can also manually empty the trash folder, making those files and communications irretrievable and truly deleted from the online platform.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Going into Comic-Con, Marvel really did need to reaffirm its swagger, to prove 2023 was a momentary ebb rather than the start of an irretrievable decline.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 28 July 2024
Until then, the damage to the New York business community and to the rule of law is irretrievable.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Once deleted, users can also manually empty the trash folder, making those files and communications irretrievable and truly deleted from the online platform.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Going into Comic-Con, Marvel really did need to reaffirm its swagger, to prove 2023 was a momentary ebb rather than the start of an irretrievable decline.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 28 July 2024
Until then, the damage to the New York business community and to the rule of law is irretrievable.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irretrievable
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That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to hopeless widower Henry (Sheen) and his two bickering children, Will and Ella.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Thus, all eyes turn to Antetokounmpo, much as all eyes did on Lillard as his situation in Portland grew increasingly hopeless in 2022 and 2023.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The groups are asking the human rights commission to order precautionary measures, basically an emergency action to prevent irreparable harm.—
Marcos Alemán,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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The loss of a Soldier is always an irreparable tragedy.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Two years ago, Emma Dimery was told her stage 4 colon cancer was incurable.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
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Plotkin added that vaccines being developed for infections that are incurable, like HIV, may also be at risk.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr.,
NBC news,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Imagine being just 24 years old, newly fitted with an irreversible colostomy and told to start dying.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Yet many feel that a profound and irreversible shift has already occurred.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Customs Duty, which is irrecoverable. Import VAT, which can be reclaimed, provided correct steps are taken.—
Robert Marchant,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The contents of the time capsule may become irrecoverable.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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An older idea of Russia that has not yet been destroyed is taking revenge on new, innocent generations who are sacrificing their lives in pursuit of unrecoverable greatness.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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The damaged flight data recorder had been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction by South Korean authorities, who sent it to the United States for analysis at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board laboratory.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune Asia,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the incident, The Animal Haven reaffirmed its no-kill shelter status, and clarified that euthanasia in cases of irremediable canine aggression is in line with the Best Friends Animal Society's definition of no-kill.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Despite the incident, The Animal Haven reaffirmed its no-kill shelter status, and clarified that euthanasia in cases of irremediable canine aggression is in line with the Best Friends Animal Society's definition of no-kill.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Critics attack it the same way: the recent success of a provincial right-wing party led many to view Austria as a land of incorrigible neofascists, for which it was sanctioned by the EU.—
Paul Lendvai,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2011
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Even from beyond the grave, that man proves to be incorrigible in his audacity.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Irretrievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irretrievable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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